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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hot Weather, Camp Meeting, Second World War, First World War and Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did White see hunting in a field as he drove his son to school in "Second World War"?
(a) A fox.
(b) A pack of wolves.
(c) A cat.
(d) Three men.

2. What train line in New York did White discover was being demolished in "Progress and Change"?
(a) Sixth Avenue El.
(b) The A Train.
(c) The G Train.
(d) The 14th Street El.

3. In "Walden," White wrote, "I have never knelt at the grave of a philosopher nor placed wreaths on" what?
(a) Moldy poets.
(b) Sickly actors.
(c) Dead presidents.
(d) Decayed philosophers.

4. The ad in "A Boston Terrier" stated ""A dog's nervous system resembles" what?
(a) A bird's.
(b) A monkey's.
(c) Our own.
(d) A bear's.

5. What grew by the potatoes below the barn in "Salt Water Farm"?
(a) Mustard seed.
(b) Asparagus.
(c) Beets.
(d) Strawberries.

Short Answer Questions

1. The campground White described in "Camp Meeting" was in a clump of woods near what?

2. When was "Second World War" written?

3. What kind of dog was Fred?

4. What did White say grew in the patch close to the farm in "Salt Water Farm"?

5. What did White write his friend had around his land in "Poetry"?

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